Fire is one of the major disasters which causes more damage to the human kind and nation than all other disasters combined. Of recent, there have been spate of incidences of vehicles catching fire, in dynamic as well as static mode

To address this issue, ARAI has pro-actively entered into an MoU with M/s SP Technical Research Institute, Sweden, who are pioneer in fire fighting with more than thirty years of experience to their credit.

The Vehicle Evaluation Department facilitates such exercise for OEMs for fire assessment.

Winter testing is defined as the Performance evaluation of Fully built vehicle / subsystems/components at sub-zero Temperatures. The most apt location for carrying out Winter Testing is at Sweden.

India is fast emerging as the hub of small cars ,design & development centre & low cost components. Besides, large number of Indian OEMs are planning to export their products to overseas markets including Europe & the US.